The history of the hospitality industry of ancient greece???

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Answer 1

That's so weird. I needed to know the same thing and I need to turn in a paper in 2 days. I had trouble finding anything more than Xenia but apparently one of the biggest customs was to give hospitality by washing feet, giving a gift as they leave, asking them of thier travels, and treating them as an honored guest by having a banquet or festival.

Answer 2

Industry? i dont think it was an industry in ancient times...i think you have to re think your question iam sure you made a mistake...

Answer 3

We are known for our hospitality and politeness from the ancient times, especially when treating guests- whether strangers or not. This is demonstrated even in the Odyssey when Telemachus went to Pylos to visit Nestor. If Greeks  served themselves before their guests or a little better than them, they were considered to be breaking the most basic of all Greek customs, for this tradition of hospitality was passed down from generation to generation, and breaking it would bring embarrassment and dishonor upon the home.

Xenia (Greek: ξενία) is the Greek concept of hospitality, or generosity and courtesy shown to those who are far from home. It is often translated as "guest-friendship" (or "ritualized friendship") because the rituals of hospitality created and expressed a reciprocal relationship between guest and host.

Even today Greeks are noted for their hospitality. The Greek god Zeus was sometimes referred to as Zeus Xenios, meaning he was god of, among other things, travelers. This created a particular religious obligation to be hospitable to travelers, but guests also had responsibilities, beyond reciprocating hospitality.

Answer 4

Greece considered hospitality as something sacred, that's why they even had the characteristic name for the god of hospitality - Xenios Dias - Zeus.

Industry....it's a hard word to be used for ancient times especially because back then the transportation means were on a totally different level. People used to travel mainly for "business" and not for leisure.

Answer 5

Every society has certain rules, expectations and customs that comprise what we call culture, and an effective way of reinforcing these cultural ideas is through the religion of that culture. A "law" has much more weight when there is the power and influence (or threat of punishment) of the gods behind it. In ancient Greece, one never knew when the beggar knocking at the door might be a god, disguised or else watching from above, passing judgment. Therefore, hospitality toward strangers and travelers was a popular element in many of the myths and stories which tell us 1) what was expected, 2) why those who answered their door did so, and 3) allows modern scholars to interpret what their actions revealed about the society as a whole. The Homeric Hymn to Demeter and The Odyssey best demonstrate what these three aspects of Greek culture consisted of.